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Made From: Greenock Shiraz
Aromas and Flavours: Dark cherry, meat, violets, spice
Drink if you like: Hently Farm Clos Otto Shiraz
Awards: 95 Wine Front, 94 Halliday
The Wine Front's Hot Take: Far Out. This is outstanding ... lusty, gnarly older vine depth and then energetic and vibrant in the same breath. The bottle went, mea culpa
This is fermented in oak and held on skins for months prior to finishing maturation in oak. The oak, is merely supportive, the fruit weight and skinsy tannins holding sway, the structure incredible. Double decant. Once you've done that a glorious perfume and fruit emerge, with plum, blackberries. dark cherries, pepper, liquorice, clove and earth emerge, the fruit sweetness checked perfectly by fruit tannin and a faint, complexing bitterness. Already superb, this will become incredible with cellaring.
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Ollin, aka Jaysen Collins and his daughter Fin, make incredible wines, Fin recently finished her winemaking degree and has a superb palate. Jaysen founded Massena and is a consultant for some exceptional Barossa producers, inc one who makes a slew of Shiraz and Grenache wines at prices north of $200 a bottle - he’s an absolute gun.
Notorious hard markers, the Wine Front, had the following to say of the new venture…
On the Winery: A new project is born. And what a thunderous start.
Of the Oleta White: This is a wickedly good, fancy-feeling wine. Right on. Ludicrous value
Of the Balto Shiraz Grenache: Far out. This is outrageously delicious. Almost an Italianate feel to elements in the wine, as a positive. It should turn anyone on looking for dark fruited, proper Barossa red wine of vitality, drinkability and charm.
Of the Shiraz: This is Outstanding. Lavish scents and flavours … lusty, gnarly older vine depth and then energetic and vibrant in the same breath. The bottle went, mea culpa.
These are incredible wines made in tiny quantities.
You know the story, we both work, one daughter, two dogs, two cats, friends, family, life.
Cheeky and rich winter warmer. Will hold it's own against a McLaren Vale or Barossa Shiraz.
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